Ayodhya is the legendary birth place of Lord Rama, the 7th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is on the banks of river Saryu in Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the The Sapta Moksha puris or seven holy places to visit for Moksha or liberation.
It is believed that at the birth place of Lord Rama there was an ancient temple, which was demolished by the Mughal emperor Babur in 1528–29 and a Babri mosque erected in its place. In 1992, Hindu activist mobs demolished the Babri mosque and wanted to replace it with a temple of Rama. It caused some communal disharmony and a long legal battle was fought by the Hindu groups and the opposing Muslim groups.
In 2003 an archaeological excavation by the Archaeological Survey of India led by archaeologist KK Muhammad found evidence indicating that Hindu temple remains had existed on the site and this gave a lot of credence to the disputed site case..
The famous 92-year-old Lawyer K Parasaran Successfully Led the Legal Fight For Ram Mandir by the Hindu group.
On 9 November 2019, after 27 years of court battles, the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, gave the historic ruling that the land belonged to the government per the records. It further ordered the land to be handed over to a trust to build the Hindu temple. It also ordered the government to give an alternative 5 acres of land to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board to build a mosque to replace the demolished Babri Masjid.
The construction of Ram Mandir commenced in August 2020. Its design in accordance with vastu shastra and the shilpa shastras is by the famous Sompura family of Ahmedabad, who have been part of the temple design of over 100 temples all over the world for at least 15 generations, including the Somnath temple. it is expected to be completed by December 2023.
The temple will be 235 feet wide, 360 feet long and 161 feet high. Once complete, the temple complex will be the world’s third largest Hindu shrine.It is designed in the Gujara-Chaulukya style of Northern Indian temple architecture.Work is in progress using some of the best sculptors of India.
How to reach Ayodhya
By Air: The nearest airport is Faizabad Airport, 8 km away. However, the nearest major airport from Ayodhya is Lucknow 130 km away.
By Train: Ayodhya is well connected to all major stations of north India.
By Road: You can take a bus or book a cab from any major city nearby like Faizabad (7 km), Allahabad (166 km), Lucknow (134 km), and Varanasi (209 km).
Accommodation: Many hotels from budget to 5 star are available.
